The long and vibrant tradition of art-song in England has seen many great composers from Finzi to Vaughan Williams, Gurney to Moeran and Warlock and countless more. The small Dunelm Records label released many albums of English song in limited circulation, several of which are now again available on Diversions. This recording was made in 2003 for the North West [England] Composers' Association and includes songs by several of the UK's song specialists, some of whom are far better known internationally than others. The program shows the great variety of styles produced in settings of poets from Thomas Hardy to Tennyson, Bront� and many others in these 'Songs of Nature, Life and Love'. Mark Rowlinson has had an international singing career for over 50 years most recently appearing as narrator in Rawsthorne's 'Practical Cats' as well as being a senior BBC producer. Peter Lawson is widely regarded as the best accompanist in the UK and a very worthy successor to the legendary Gerald Moore.

Avison, C.: Concertos from Opus 9

The Finck Album

Wallace, Henry: Organ in the Hills

This recording was originally made by Dunelm Records on limited release in 2005 and is now re-released at midprice alongside other recordings by Greek pianist-composer Demopoulos. His rip-roaring reading of ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ is a super conclusion to a concert-style program designed to emulate a live performance, with minimal editing and plenty of passion. Panos takes a measured approach to the Intermezzi, the late and piquant works of Brahms; maturity; performs his own reflective and gentle (yet resolutely modern) Farewells and fires up all cylinders for Mussorgsky’s masterpiece. Panayiotis Demopoulos was born in Athens in 1977, studied with Margaret Murray-McLeod in Edinburgh before moving to Manchester and studying piano with Murray McLachlan and composition with Anthony Gilbert. He is an active performer both as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles.

The long and vibrant tradition of art-song in England has seen many great composers from Finzi to Vaughan Williams, Gurney to Moeran and Warlock and countless more, supported for many years now by the English Poetry and Song Society. This is the fourth and final album of live EPSS concert performances made by Dunelm for private use and now on general release due to demand; it contains works by major composers and several talented members of the EPSs, some of whom have recently become much better known and successful. Based around music by Ivor Gurney, E.J. Moeran and Sulyen Caradon, the recital is wide ranging and a fine demonstration of English art-song. These EPSS recordings were made on portable recording equipment and with less than ideal microphone placement and are not to our usual modern standard. However they contain fine performances and many very unfamiliar and exquisite songs, which will delight any lover of late-Romantic vocal music.

The Art of Peter Clinch

Teresa Cahill sings R. Strauss & Rachmaninov

Richards, Jonathan: Forever (30 Romantic Guitar Miniatures)

Brahms: Piano works

National Youth Orchestra of Wales: Vaughan Williams / Mathia

Demopoulos, P.: Nuages

Jill Crossland Plays Mozart & Beethoven

Simply a wonderful collection of Romantic works written or arranged for flute and piano, performed by top British duo Smith & Rhodes; this collection should appeal to flute connoisseurs and avid music fans but also is absolutely perfect for the casual listener or for accompaniment to an intimate party or soiree.. and definitely has potential to be a good item for the more general public. Most of the tracks were first issued on ASV on a number of albums and have been re-compile into this collection with some new additions.

Bliss, A.: Piano Concerto